A/N Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since the last update but I have been crazy busy with all my school stuffs. But here I am to bring you another chapter!
Guest; haha, thank you for the gesture of luck. 3 And yes, it shall be lovely when they do finally kiss...hehehe~
Mady; It's always a pleasure to read your reviews~! And I just want to thank you for all the confidence you have been giving me. I've read a lot of Tora/Maid-Sama 'fics myself and it always makes me kinda sad to see how Toras' family relations are. I guess I kinda wanted to do something somewhat different for him in my 'fic because I know how horrible it is to have a family like he has most of the time.
Oh and btw, I decided to skip over the first play-practice because I had an idea I wanted to play with in this chapter instead. Don't worry, I will eventually let you guys see what happens behind the curtains in play-practice-just not quite yet~~
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kaichou wa Maid-Sama! I only own my own original characters and the writing in this story.
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Chapter 21; Round Two, FIGHT!
Little did they know, but the Igarashi heirs' mother had been watching them and listening to them since she had supposedly gone to do work. She smiles to herself as they leave and sips a cup of tea. "Well, it seems he has finally found someone to care for. Maybe we can find a way to make that official? hehe~ " The mischievous mother thus returns to her work, for real this time.
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Kailey rubs her temples as her alarm blares to life. "Urgkk..." she growls, sitting up slowly and rubbing her eyes. It took her a moment to remember where she is and she lets out a sigh when she does. "Right...I live in the Igarashi manor now..." she stares off into space, thinking about a lot of things and getting a sad expression on her face. Soon, she shakes her head and gets out of bed. "Well, I can't much dwell on the things I cannot affect. Best be getting ready for school now..."
Stretching, she saunters to the bathroom in her room to take a shower and get ready for school. She also packs her martial arts bag and tosses it onto her bed. Now that she was healed up enough to practice again, it was time for her second match with the Igarashi heir.
Tora is also preparing for the day as Kailey showers. He gets dressed and packs up all his things before calling in a servant to carry his bags to the car. After getting all of that out of the way, he exits his room and walks to the one next to him, taking the liberty of letting himself in and waiting on the bed. Kailey was humming a somewhat haunted tune from the bathroom as she was getting ready.
She had just gotten out of the shower when she opens the door that leads back into her bedroom-wrapped only in a towel and black slippers-when she sees Tora. He is staring at her with wide amber eyes and her face turns bright red and furious as she snarls at him,
"Stupid Tiger! What are you doing in my room?!"
"Ahuem..." he starts, as she throws a shoe at him before storming back into the bathroom and closing the door. "Ehehehe..." he hadn't expected her to leave the bathroom before being completely dressed and it had caught him completely by surprise. "You really are interesting, princess." he says under his breath.
A few minutes later, Kailey comes back out of the bathroom in her uniform on and storms over to Tora, slapping him across the face-hard. He is stunned, the pain registering as he lifts a hand to his face to touch the red and hot area. He turns to stare at her, a witty response on his lips when her ice-cold stare stops him dead in his tracks.
"So Igarashi-san. Do you plan on making a habit of coming into my bedroom unannounced and uninvited?" she quips icily, her arms crossed over her chest as she stands menacingly over him.
Regaining his composure, he gives her a lazy smirk, "Only if it pleases you, princess. After all, your wish is my command." he responds, giving special emphasis to the pet-name.
She growls slightly and takes a step towards him, but he takes the opportunity to grab her and flip her onto the bed with him on top. She stares defiantly up at him, not even trying to escape. "What? Can you just not stand to be away from me that you won't even fight it anymore?" he leans closer to her with a smirk, his face drawing closer and closer to hers.
He notices her dark smirk after it is already too late, as she slams her forehead into his with a hard 'CLUNK!'. He falls back onto the floor, rubbing his forehead in surprise. She sits up on the bed with a huff and glares at him, rubbing the red mark on her own forehead, "How despicable. A child of your stature should have more control and restraint. Absolutely appalling." She scoops up her bags and saunters out of the room with her head held high.
He laughs, shaking his head as he gets up and follows after her. "Really quite interesting..."
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Arriving at the school, Tora gets out first and offers a hand for Kailey like the gentleman he isn't. With a slight look of disdain, she accepts his hand and steps delicately out of the limousine. One of the servants hands them their school bags before the limousine leaves. With an annoyed look at Tora, Kailey takes her bag and trots away to where she can see Altea. He lets her leave, having plans of his own that he wants to prepare. He then leaves to seek out his elite, requiring their services.
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Before they know it, the school day is over and Kailey and Tora must leave to go to his dojo for their second match. They walk in silence to his waiting limousine and continue to ride in silence to the dojo. Kailey is pleasantly surprised to see Suko-shishou there waiting for them.
Kailey smiles and hurries over to her teacher, "I didn't know you were going to be here as well Shishou?" she says when she reaches her.
The woman laughs, "Of course I am. Half the dojo are here to cheer you on as well. The agreement for your matches is that when it is held out our dojo, the knucklehead here can come and watch with his students and vice versa. I'm glad you're feeling better, Kailey-san. You had us all worried, there."
Kailey smiles, laughing slightly, "Oh come on Shishou, you all know me well enough by now to know that I'm not that easy to dispose of."
Her teacher smiles, "This is true. But you two better get inside to get dressed. I won't hold you up any longer."
Kailey nods and heads inside, ignoring Tora as her teacher stops him from going after her.
"Wait. I wanted to speak to you." Suko told him, her face calculating. "What exactly are you trying to gain from her? She is a kind young woman who has already been through a lot. And you have quite the reputation, Tora Igarashi. I hope you don't plan on doing anything to upset her. If you do, I will punish you myself."
He gives her his signature smirk, "Careful now, Suko-Shisou. It's not wise to threaten the heir of the most influential family in Japan..." he says, a warning in his voice.
She laughs, "It is also not wise to play with the most influential family in the entire worlds' daughter, now is it? I wonder what her father would say if you ever did do something to upset her? I am personal friends with her old Shisou, and he in turn is a very close friend of the Silvermorthnones' family. So be careful what you try with her, because you wouldn't want to stir trouble for your family, now would you?"
He gives her another smirk, shrugging and walking pass her. "Well it's a good thing that you have nothing to worry about. I have no intention of destroying the delicate flower that is Silvermorthnone-san. She is much too precious for that." And with that, he enters the dojo with Suko glaring after him.
Despite his demeaning words, he had a lot of respect for Kailey-as well as a lot of growing affection. He no longer viewer her as a conquest in the sense of a prize to be won. Now, he viewed her as more than that. He wanted her companionship, now. He had never met anyone quite like her before, and he wanted to savour the time he had with her. Although he won't entirely admit it to himself, he is hoping to be able to win her heart.
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Kailey and Tora stand facing each other, their Shisous standing near the back of the room, spectating them. Their peers all sat in the area around the far outskirts of the mats, dying to see the two of them fight.
Tora smirks at her, "I hope you're prepared to kiss the mat, little flower. Because this time I won't be so easy on you."
"Ha!" she cries, "First of, little flower? Surely you're joking. Flowers are delicate and fragile while I, on the other hand, am quite the opposite. Also, I won't be kissing any mats today, pretty boy. Get ready to eat my fist." she smirks menacingly at him as the referee blows his whistle and the match starts.
The two of them fly at each other, not needing to waste time circling to get a feel for the others' movements. Both of them had been craving this match for a few days, itching to prove who the dominant one was. Both had their own strengths and weaknesses. Tora had a lot of physical strength, but lacked flexibility. On the other hand, what Kailey lacked in strength, she greatly made up for in her agility and speed. She was vastly known as the Emerald Lightning in the Martial Arts world. And the cause for this name was about to be seen. Everyone knew about the Emerald Lightning, but no one knew here knew who it was. But they were about to find out.
Tora had put Kailey on the defensive, the aches from her recent wounds not quite completely gone. She was taking quite the beating, and Tora wasn't letting up. For the two of them, proving their strength was extremely important. After a hard hit to the jaw, Kailey sails back through the air and lands hard on the mat. She opens her eyes to see Tora falling towards her, a look of ecstatic triumph in his eyes. Then, the world seemed to move in slow motion as her instincts kick in. This was what got her her nickname. In an instant, she was back on her feet as Tora landed on the ground with a thud. She jumps back and gets into a seemingly unbalanced stance as she waits for him to get back up. She is completely focused and nothing else besides Tora is visible to her. She is gracefully sliding from foot to foot like reeds flow in a gentle breeze. Tora gives a perplexed look before launching towards her with an uppercut. Seemingly out of nowhere, Kailey blocks the punch away and swings around in a round kick, flinging Tora away. Before he has even landed on the ground, she is flying after him with a dropping high kick, her foot slamming down on the mat where he had just been. She was like a wolf stalking its next meal as she watches him and moves around. She allows him time to get up and waits for him to strike out again. Warily watching her, he circles around as she stands in the center without moving other than her gentle swaying. When her back is to him, he lunges forward with a jumping kick. She effortlessly steps out and around him, catching his shoulders as he lands and unbalancing him. They both fall to the mat with her on top of him. Aiming to pin him to the ground. He uses his strength to his advantage and begins to get up with her on top of him. Before he can manage it, however, she flips off of him and swings her legs around beneath him, sweeping his legs away and causing him to fall back to the mat on top of her. Before he has time to take advantage of the situation, she pins him firmly to the ground. As the referee blows the whistle announcing her as the winner, the room is full of utter silence. Tora and Kaileys' heavy breathing the only thing to be heard. Coming out of her daze, Kailey blinks and looks down at Toras' surprised face. She gets off of him, scooting a couple feet away.
"You...You're the Emerald Lightning?" he asks, shock and slight awe in his voice.
"I, um..." she begins, flustered.
The other students start whispering now, things like "That fighting style..." "fast and beautiful..." "blonde hair and green eyes..."
She slowly stands up and hesitantly offers Tora her hand. He accepts it and stands back up as well.
Her teacher comes over to them with a surprised grin on her face as she looks at her star student, "Why didn't Isei-shisou tell me you were the one known as the Emerald Lightning?"
Kailey awkwardly rubs her neck, "Eheheh...I don't really like to go around telling everyone. I think it's silly how so many people idolize me, so...I don't say anything. It's easier for them to think it is some legendary person instead of someone real, ya'know?"
Tora is still watching her in silence, an expression full of awe, respect, and something else that she couldn't quite read.
Her teacher nods, "Ah, yes I understand. Well, in any case congratulations. You both did a good job. Now go get cleaned up and go home." she pats them both on the back and shoos them to the changing and shower room. She goes back over to Toras' Shisou and they start talking as the students continue to whisper.
After entering the other room, Tora gently touches her arm, causing her to turn and look at him, "What?"
He smiles at her-a real, genuine smile-before saying in a suspiciously kind voice, "That was a good match. It was a pleasure to fight against the Emerald Lightning..." he trails off.
She raises an eyebrow suspiciously, "..Thanks." she says slowly.
"Although, I think it would be more fun to do other, more exciting things with you.." he smiles at her seductively, pushing her back against the lockers.
Turning red, she tries to push him off of her and away, "W-w-w-w-w-what is that supposed to mean, stupid tiger!?"
He presses up against her, his mouth whispering enticingly into her ear, "Oh, you know...This and that. I think it would be quite fun. A way other than these matches to prove who the dominant one is..." he gently runs his fingers up and down her arm, sending shivers through her body.
She pushes against him, trying to get free as well as trying to ignore his close proximity. "Stop it..I want to go home and go to bed.." her voice was almost pleading, needing to get away from the situation before she betrayed herself.
He smiles against her ear before pulling her into a strong hug, whispering into her ear again, "Very well. I'll let you go so we can get home and go to bed together."
"Tora-" she starts but is cut off as he pushes her back against the lockers and locks her in a hot and steamy kiss that leaves her mind reeling. With a self-satisfied smirk, he pulls away and walks back into the showers with his stuff, "Better hurry then, so we can get home~"
She stands there for a few minutes, frustrated and confused at her own feelings.
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A/N Well...that certainly got sexually tense. xD I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and the ending bit...More to come! Things are really heating up with these two~